Manchester City face battle to secure David Villa’s services

MANCHESTER CITY have a battle on their hands as they look to bring David Villa to the Etihad in January.

City appeared to be winning the race to sign Villa but now Juventus have muscled in an attempt to snuff out the move.

Villa has become increasingly despondent at the lack of opportunities at the Camp Nou and has been agitating for a move.

And though the fans are still on his side, Villa appears ready for pastures new.

AS claims Juventus are desperate to sign him as they pursue Champions League football again for next season.

They also suggest City want to wrap up a move with Mario Balotelli inching closer to the exit.

Villa’s problems with injuries are well documented and he could well struggle to get regular football, as City have an abundance of attacking talent at their disposal with Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko.

The Spain international has failed to reproduce the form of his debut season at Barca, where he scored 26 goals in all competitions, which included a strike in his side’s 3-1 Champions League final win over Manchester United at Wembley.